Chapter 285: Tobacco and Alcohol Are Inseparable

"Boss, is there a range? There are quite a few Democrats across the country!" Jesla looked embarrassed. Even though he has always adhered to the virtue of executing orders, this order was a bit too general.

"Hmm... probably from Virginia!" Sheffield thought about it and remembered something useful. That's all. Virginia is the cradle of politicians in the United States. Many early presidents were born there.

Of course, this doesn't mean anything. The reason why he wanted to meet Wilson quickly was because the president and Sheffield, the great slave owner, had the same thinking. Although Wilson was a scholar, he was different from ordinary politicians. But when it came to racial issues, he was not naive.

Although Wilson's academic background led him to have high moral standards, which he put into his political and diplomatic actions, when it came to the issue of blacks, he judged a fact that no American politicians were willing to admit a hundred years later, that is, whites and blacks would not be able to integrate successfully.

Sheffield appreciated this point very much. After all, there are not many politicians who dare to admit this. Even real estate businessmen dare not speak out the essence of the issue of black people. They only dare to say a few words that not only black lives are precious, but all lives are precious.

During Wilson's tenure, the southern states' restrictive black laws were pushed to the entire United States. This alone was enough for the United States to strongly support it. Knowing that this issue cannot be avoided is always more realistic than saying one thing before the election and another after the election.

"It looks like the Democratic Party has little hope this time!" McHale's appearance startled Sheffield, who complained, "Can you please walk a little more quietly? After all, everyone needs some private space."

"Sorry!" McHale shrugged helplessly. "Maybe you were too involved just now. The current situation is still a bit unfavorable. It seems that William McKinley's re-election is a foregone conclusion."

"He's okay, but his deputy is a powerful guy, who might be a problem for us." Sheffield said, then changed his tone, "The fundamental reason is that we Dixies don't have enough strength to push the candidate we want to the position he deserves. William Bryan's ideas have created too many enemies. The most urgent thing now is to find ways to increase the strength of our major companies and allies. If we can't do that, every election is a humiliation for us, but if you give me one chance, it will be enough to overturn the comparison of strength and weakness."

The strength of the Democratic Party is closely related to the economic strength of the South. From this point of view, Sheffield still needs time to help Dixie's enterprises grow and develop. At the same time, external efforts must be strengthened. As long as the strength of the two sides can be brought closer, it can be said that he can do anything.

"No matter what industry we are in, we need to have a certain share. We suffered a huge loss in the last civil war. No matter how good we are at fighting, we can't expect to defeat heavy machine guns with rifles!" Sheffield said tiredly, "Don't you agree?"

"Why are you talking about war?" McHale said with a helpless smile, "Are you planning to start another civil war?"

"It depends on whether the gentlemen of the northeastern states will let us take back the advantage. If they can accept their defeat in the competition, there is no need to fight!" Sheffield paused and smiled, "I'm kidding. We are living in such a good time, why fight a civil war?"

As for visible threats, there have been more and more accusations against corporate trusts in recent elections. The attitude towards corporate trusts can determine the choices of many voters in elections.

The new century has just arrived, and this generation of citizens is not good enough and cannot fully understand the essence of a country. Sheffield believes that this is the result of the fact that happy education has not been properly laid out, so the dissatisfaction of the citizen class with the trust enterprises will continue to rise. This is still a problem a hundred years later. Citizens are all concerned about singing, dancing and basketball. Who cares about learning?

Sheffield had always believed that a company as large as United did not necessarily need to expand into the lower realms, so he had never paid much attention to prostitution, gambling, and drugs. However, after arriving in Puerto Rico, he finally gave in and began to set his sights on these industries.

The decision to start operating a casino was a turning point for him. He began to get out of the dilemma of being both a businessman and a tycoon and entered the next stage. He had been troubled by Rockefeller's steel pie for so long. Suddenly, he had a clear mind and realized that there were still many industries that could have been advantageous and could be developed.

As if knowing that Sheffield had been in a bad mood recently, even Natalia, who had been playing hide-and-seek and refused to give in, became anxious, and asked anxiously, regardless of Evelin's presence, "What's wrong with you? You're in a bad mood? I won't make a fuss anymore, don't be angry."

"I feel bad when I can't make money. I've been focusing on an industry I don't really want to work in for so long that I've forgotten the advantages that a farmer should have! Am I stupid?" Sheffield took out a cigar with a constipated expression, then took out a bottle of red wine, put the two things together, pointed at the cigarettes and wine and said, "Everyone is a consumer. It can't be said that the number of people who smoke and drink is more than the number of people who need to eat. After all, everyone needs to eat, but at least one-third of the citizens have this hobby? Why didn't I notice it for so long? I'm still wasting time in places like this. If I hadn't come out for a vacation to change my brain, I might still be scratching my head at the steel and concrete."

"But these two things don't seem to be good for the body, right?" Evelin frowned. She didn't know that excessive smoking and drinking were harmful, but she instinctively thought that these two things were not good for the body. At least when Sheffield wanted to be intimate with her after smoking, she had some resistance in her heart.

"To be honest, there really is no benefit. But for some workers who do heavy physical work, these two things are also indispensable. If I don't do it, this industry will lack some order." Sheffield first admitted that what Evelyn said made sense, but also gave his own reasons, "Lack of order means counterfeiting and shoddy products. If they add some bad things in it, the harm caused will be great."

Natalia rolled her eyes and also stood on Sheffield's side, agreeing softly, "Evelyn, if William doesn't do this kind of thing, someone else will. The benefits of reorganizing the order are always better than such a chaotic development. If William has the upper hand in both tobacco and alcohol, at least the alcohol content can be reduced, and the harmful components of tobacco can also be reduced. We should trust our men."

Sheffield nodded hurriedly. Those antitrust investigators should learn more from Natalia. If everyone has this kind of awareness, there will be hope for the human beacon, and it will last long and even go beyond.

“Is that so?” Evelin looked at the man and woman in front of her with some uncertainty. Why did she feel something was weird?

"In fact, there are more benefits, which need to be found in life. For example, alcohol is the source of impulse for many people, but prohibition of alcohol will not necessarily solve this problem, because many people have this hobby. If there is no alcohol on the market, it is not difficult to make wine, but it still does not work for a man. Moreover, because alcohol is prohibited, making wine is illegal, so for a man who wants to drink, he not only cannot get rid of alcohol, but also is suspected of breaking the law."

As for the benefits of smoking, Sheffield is naturally very aware of the allusion that great heroes smoke for their country. The tax paid by one-fifth of smokers is equivalent to the military expenditure of the Republic, or even 70% of the pension amount. Who dares to deny such a contribution?

"It seems to make sense!" Evelin had never been exposed to this kind of thing. She had only observed from her family that drinking was not a good behavior. But with Sheffield and Natalia working together to resolve it, she vaguely felt that it made some sense.

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The tobacco and alcohol trust had already entered the slave owner's sight from this time, and he had to take it more seriously than he did the steel industry. At least tobacco was very suitable for monopoly. And it was an important means of taxation for any country. As a smoker, Sheffield felt that he was very suitable to rectify the tobacco order.

Morgan only cares about high-end industries and doesn't care about food and drink. But in fact, the market for fast-moving consumables is no smaller than that of steel and cement.

Seeing that the project in Puerto Rico has taken shape, under the care of Governor Allen, Sheffield and his allies peacefully acquired the land. As for the local indigenous people who were dissatisfied with this, they naturally did not exist. The vast ocean still belongs to the local indigenous people. Life originated from the sea, and naturally it must return to the sea. Shenhai is very consistent with this.

In just a few months, the large number of slave owners' allies who arrived had turned Puerto Rico upside down. They proved with practical actions that they were the most professional group in the United States in dealing with these disobedient people.

“Did McHale and the others suppress the people here?” Evelyn hugged Sheffield from behind, resting her head on the man’s back, and sighed, “Does it have to be like this?”

"No, it was those Yankees who did it. We are a private enterprise, how could we do such a thing? It was all done by the garrison on the island. You also know that the people on the island are hostile to our country." Sheffield lied without blushing, turned around and held Evelyn's hair and said with a smile, "Although the means are a bit cruel, it is better for the island to fall into the hands of our country than for them to fall into the hands of other countries."

(End of this chapter)